| PCR | PLS | |||
| RMSEC [mg/l] | 176 | 122 | ||
| RMSECV [mg/l] | 276 | 280 | ||
| R2 (calibration) | 0.50 | 0.76 | ||
| R2 (cross validation) | 0.13 | 0.19 | ||
| Cumulative variance by component # | ||||
| PCR | PLS | |||
| Spectral | COD | Spectral | COD | |
| 1 | 96.24 | 15.80 | 96.18 | 16.55 |
| 2 | 99.05 | 26.38 | 98.97 | 30.63 |
| 3 | 99.70 | 33.68 | 99.67 | 38.50 |
| 4 | 99.86 | 37.12 | 99.83 | 46.10 |
| 5 | 99.96 | 43.78 | 99.94 | 50.23 |
| 6 | 99.97 | 44.68 | 99.97 | 66.17 |
| 7 | 99.98 | 49.60 | 99.98 | 75.83 |